The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-04
'anks of which flowers were bloom

banks of which flowers were bloom
ing: -
and the flowers, and what lovely
paqnerettes.
With that she stopped down and
culled the imaginary daises. She then
told the Doctor that she was going 10
pull off the petals, and Immediately
began: "He .oves me-loyes me NOT. u
"Ahl ali % said the Doctor. .'you'ye
done that often, haven't you Pr
Oh, yes !" she replied naively, sand
you."
Rosrs Of laughter, of course, here
broke in, but the girl continued her
quiet little daisy pulling.
This finished experiment number
one. DR.. Cha cot, after a few passes,
awoke Der. She was then asked what
she had been doing, aud she replied.
with an asionished look: "Why, moth
ing; can / go?"
The alacrity with which they all
make for the door, once their part is
over, proves that sitting is evidently
not pleasant occupation.
THE EFFECT ON A PHLKeMATIc SUBJECT.
The next to be called was quite a
handsome blonde, wearing golden hair,
perfect couture with puff, curls and
the above mentioned yellow combs
She had sprinkling Of powder and a
beauty spot on her right cheek. Witt.
mann ID her name, and her country
Switzerland. She is a foe, etrapping,
handsome girl, the last person in the
world one would imagine to be trou.
bled with nerves. Sns wore a gray
peignoir, with black front, buttonei
on each side with tiny pearl buttons.
DIR. Charcot was quite right when he
exclaimed: "Comme elles s0nt coquettes :"
Once in the hypnotic staGe she
stood erect. On DR.. BabinSki ap-
plying two small Instruments con-
veying the electrict current to Miss
Wi'tmann's cheeks, jest above the
corners of her mouth, she imme.
diately smiled and raised her perfect
arms and hands as though quite en-
chanted. The battery was then ap-
piled to the eyebrows, a frown and an
angry gesture following. Next, when
tbs current was passed through the
muscles OF the chin a comm anding
expression was Obtained, the index OF
the right hand pointing to the floor
with dramatic gesture, as though
she had said authoritatively:
II demand that it shall be done!"
Another experiment of theft was
gone through,s DR.. Bsbinski being
taken to the end Of the Ioum by Mrs
Whitman under the plea that she had
something in her eye and would be
take 1t out? During the delicate OPP
GRAFTON she whipped cigar case out of
the doctors breast pocket with slac.
rity.
UNSATISFACTORY RR;ULTs.
The third subject WAS not of much
value. She was new; her expressions
and gestures were unfinished, and she
positively refused in the cataleptic
state to recognize that M. Bronardefs
nose was an elephants.
PowERLEss TO REsIsT.
The last subject and the most inter-
esting one for the legal authorities was
a little, dark, intelligent girl of 10,
named Therese Grenzsrd, who, after
having been put to sleep, was COM
manded to sign paper. An aston
ishing fact is the apparent lucidity OF
the brain under hypnotic influence.
When told to write, Therese, a thor
ough canine de Paris, exclaimed:
"0h, Yes, l know. You'll make me
write that 1 have received 10000 francs
from somebody, and ! shan't see sou
Of it,"
"Write," said DR.. Charcot.
mo, I WON'T" responded thu girl.
Eyes you will" coaxsd the ilIustri-
GUS medical man, and she wrote:
acknowledge having received from DR..
Bronardel the sum Of 50 francs.
(Signed) THERESE GRENZARD.
Then followed the date. This ex.
pertinent proved to the satisfaction of
the delegation of the Socie,e de Medi-
cine Legals that it is not impossible to
induce old aud weak minded persons
to siga unjust wills. Therese Gren-
zrd, upon being drawn from her
magnetic sleep, had no consciousness
of having written anything. The pa
per was passed round. The writing
wss perfectly legible, clear and in no
way different from Therese's hand
writing when the girl was in per-
fecly normal state. This ended one
Of the most important and sensational
OF scientific experiments that have
ever been witnessed in Paris.